Arlo Parks + (lots of) beluga whales

Dear bots, 

I know it's been a while and I'm sure you haven't missed me. Why? Because 2020 sucked and you have better things to do. It is my sincere hope that my 10 faithful bots did those things successfully, if not with passion. 

Some positive updates:  

$$$ Got a maybe/possibly/probably job at a stained glass studio to accompany my other three jobs. I work with an old man named Del who likes to talk about himself. Del is a go-getter Navy pilot with an undefined (though ostensibly large) amount of stained glass experience. My interview lasted 10 minutes. 

D: "Can you cut glass?"

B: "I sure hope so."

D: "Cut this * draws squiggly line*"

B: *proceeds to cut glass, would give me a 5/10*

D: *offers feedback*

And the whole ordeal cycled one more time. Then he asked the usual questions like what days can you work, what is your ideal wage, blah blah blah. And for the next 4.5 hours, I cleaned his dusty shelves and unpacked a crate of items, and assembled three different kinds of glass grinders, which I only just learned about that day. I listened to Del and the FedEx man debate parking. I listened to Del's life story. I know about his ex-wife. Both of them. I think I will like this job. 

!!! Considered becoming a surrogate for 41,000 baby making dollars but thought I might want to keep the baby 

&&& Watered plants (not my plants) and contemplated getting more plants 

### Cried on the phone with my Dr.'s office while they rescheduled my sleep study (I was really excited about the narcolepsy meds) and also cried five other times that day

@@@ Called back and apologized for my bad attitude 

%%% Got four signed books by Jamaica Kincaid, my icon, for a dirty capitalist holiday that I love 

^^^ Finished my 2020 Reading Goal ON SCHEDULE. Go me. 

Some music suggestions for you: 

Brandi Carlile has a new album 

A word to the weather also my New Year's Resolution : 

I hope you die. Thanks for a fucking dry December. 

ONLY read books by women and queer people unless the book will fundamentally change your life and make you throw out your iPhone. 

And in case you needed some positivity in your life:

Enjoy this beluga whale camera (pls don't question the ethics here you won't like them) along with the following PowerPoint presentation-->



XOXO

Your favorite sandwich 

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